Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
ARTHUR ASHEA wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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